ALCL17294: Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Between 1989 and 1999, the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food conducted detailed site surveys for agricultural land classification. The dataset likely contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports for the Grimsby, West Of Humberston Road site, with soil data and pit descriptions available for some surveys. It is provided by the Government Digital Service and uses the grading methodology from the official classification guidelines.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on detailed site survey reports.
• Map land classification grades, including Grade 3 subdivisions, based on scanned original paper maps.
• Study soil characteristics based on unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data collected over a 10-year period (1989-1999).
• Maps include subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Grimsby, West Of Humberston Road (Grimsby L.P.)